Car-replacer.



H. & S. DENISON.

GAR REPLAGBR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1913.

1,092,635. 4 Patented Apr. 7, 19M

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CAR-REPLAGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. '7, 1914.

Application filed August 28, 1913. Serial No. 787,222.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HOWARD DENISON and SULLIVAN DENISON, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Replacers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyin drawing.

This invention relates to car replacers or rerailing devices and has for its object to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for efficiently, in case of derailment, slewing a wheel or wheels upon the rail or rails of a track.

A further object of the invention is to provide a car replacer with means, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for detachably connecting the replacer, to the rail of the track, said means including an element to provide for the attaching, in operative position, of the replacer, to rails of different weights, 6. 0., the 85' and 90 pound rails now 7 employed.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a car replacer or rel-ailing device which is simple in its construction and arrangement, readily connected to and disconnected from a track rail, efficientand convenient in its use, strong, unusually durable;

conveniently handled and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway track, the rails being broken away, showing the adaptation therewith of a pair of car replacers in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the replacer, the rails being shown in section, Fig. 3 is an elevation looking toward the high side of a replacer, Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view of a replacer showing the adaptation thereof in connection with a 90 pound rail, Fig. 5 is a similar view, showing the adaptation thereof in connection with an 85 pound rail, Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view on line XX of Fig. 3, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the coupling member for the replacer, and Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the compensating block.

Referring to the drawing in detail 9 and 10 denote a pair of track rails which are secured to the ties 11., through the medium of the spikes 12. The rail 9 is the outer track rail while the rail 10 is the inner track rail and positioned exteriorly of and ar ranged against the track rail 9 is an outer replacer, referred to generally by the reference character 13, and arranged inwardly with respect to the inner track rail 10 and abutting thereagainst is the inner replacer referred to generally by the reference character let. The inner and outer replacers are of like construction, with this exception, that the outer replacer is of greater height than the inner replacer and the said outer replacer projects above the tread of that rail with which it is associated, while the inner replacer, that is to say, that side arranged against the rail 10 is of a height not to extend higher than the lower face of the head of the rail 10.

As both of the replacers are of like construction, with the exception pointed out, but one will be described, the description of one applying to the other.

Each of the replacers consists of a shclllike body including a pair of segmentshaped walls 15, 16 and an arcuate shaped top 17. The wall 15 is of greater height than the wall 16 and the top slopes or inclines from the wall 15 toward the wall 16. The walls 15, 16 and the top 17 are formed integral with each other and the wall 16 is adapted to be mounted upon one side of the base flange of a rail. Then the outer replacer is employed the wall 16 projects above the head of the rail, while when the inner replacer is employed the wall 16 does not project above the head of the rail. The top 17 is formed with a pair of diagonally disposed and oppositely extending guide grooves 18, each of which has its inner terminus merging into a longitudinally extending guide groove 19 formed in the top 17. The grooves 18, 19 extend from the ends of the top wall 17 and terminate at one side of the center thereof. The wall 15 is of greater length than the wall 16, whereby the ends of the replacer incline from the wall 15 to the wall 16. The wall 15, near its top, is provided with a rectangular opening 20 and through which is adapted to extend the apertured free end 21 of the arm 22 of the body portion 23 of the coupling member. The end 21 is disposed at an angle with respect to the remaining portion of the arm 22 and is so disposed as to extend in a plane parallel to the plane of the body portion 23. The free end of the body portion 23 is bent upon itself to provide a hook-shaped flange 24 for engagement with the base flange of a track rail. The coupling member, when in operative position has the body 23 extended between a pair of ties 11 and positioned against the lower face of the base of a track rail, the flange 24 overlapping the base. The arm 22 extends up through the replacer and projects through and beyond the opening 20. lVhen the replacer is mounted in position it abuts against the head of the rail and the wall 16 is mounted upon the top of the base of the track rail, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5. r

hen the replacer is used in connection with a 90 pound rail the coupling member is secured in position, to maintain the replacer against the rail by a compensating block 25, having a slot 26, through which extends the end 21 of the arm 22. The slot of the end 21 is indicated by the reference character 27 and extending through said slot is a wedge 28 which is seated in a vertical groove 29 formed in the compensating block 25. I The block is adapted to compensatc for any looseness, when the coupling member is employed in connection with an 85 pound rail, and in this connection it will be stated that when employed with an 85 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the pound rail, the block25 is reversed so that the wedge 28 will engage'the plane side of the block 25 and not in the groove" and 'as illustrated in Fig. 5;

The wall 15 as well as the ends of the of the rail and including an arm extending other and one of said walls having an opening, a coupling member capable of engaging withthe base.

up between said walls and through saidopening, a reversible compensating block mounted upon said arm and positioned against the outer face of said apertured wall, and a wedge extending through said armand engaging'the block, body portion is detachably clamped to a rail, said block having one side planeand its other side grooved to compensate'for whereby said rails of different sizes to prevent looseness 7 when the replacer is clamped to a rail by the engagement of the wedge against said plane face or against the bottom of said groove.

In testimony whereofwe aflix our sigma tures in the presence of two witnesses HOWARD DENISON.

SULLIVAN DENISON.

Vitnesses: V 7 7 MAX H. SRoLov1Tz, R. HoovER.

Washington, I). C.

Commissioner of Patents, 

